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This step-by-step article describes how to use a group
policy to prevent specific folders that are contained in a roaming-user profile
from being copied to the server.

A roaming-user profile is stored on
a Windows Server 2003-based computer and is loaded on to the client workstation
when the user logs on. This profile defines the Windows 2003 environment, and
includes all user-specific settings such as program items, screen colors, and
network and printer connections. When the user logs off the computer, the
profile is copied to the server computer.

You can use a policy to
prevent certain folders from being copied to the server when the user logs off
the client computer.

In the Setting list, double-click
Exclude directories in roaming profile, and then click
Enabled.

In the Prevent the following directories from
roaming with the profile box, type the appropriate folder names,
separated by semicolons (;).

Note By default, profiles are stored in the "Documents and
Settings\user name" folder on the local computer,
where user name is the name of the user to whom the
profile belongs. This is considered as the "root" folder of the profile, and is
not included when you specify folders to exclude. For example, to prevent the
desktop from roaming with the profile, type desktop in
the Prevent the following directories from roaming with the
profile box. Make sure that a semicolon separates each entry in the
list.

When you are finished not including folders from roaming
profiles, click OK.

Quit the Group Policy snap-in, click
Close, and then quit the Active Directory Users and Computers
snap-in.

For additional information about Group Policies, click
Start, click Help, click the
Index tab, type group policy in the
Type in the keyword to find box, and then press ENTER.
For additional information about a related topic, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

315415
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315415/
)
How to prevent folders from roaming with a profile in Windows 2000